>I would like to buy an expander in order to listen my favorite midi files,
>but i'm not sure if i must take an external expander, a soft synthe or an
>other sound card.
>
>Who can help me to make a choice, where to buy ( i live in france ).
>Have you ever be suprise by the quality of an expander
>not to expansive...

You don't tell us what sound card you're using. So it's impossible to
say if a different one would be an improvement

The problem is that you need software if you want to do anything more than
play back using the built-in sounds, and that the bundled software has no
manual. Also, Roland doesn't seem to have much by way of support in France.

The 2 main shops in Paris are in a street that is better known for naughty
ladies and related activities. Most big towns have shops full of computer
music stuff; the only place I really know is Caen.

According to some threads on this NG, this sort of equipment (hardware) is
becoming obsolete, but I havn't seen any discussion of soundcards that would
be direct replacements for traditonal expanders. One problem could be that
really good sounds for big-name soundcards would be copied to the extent
that there would be no commercial interest in this area.

Regards

"Laurence Payne" <l@laurenceDELETEpayne.freeserve.co.uk> a écrit dans le
message de news: cjbjevg585hhceu2o6v15o3b74a43020ja@4ax.com...
> >I would like to buy an expander in order to listen my favorite midi
files,
> >but i'm not sure if i must take an external expander, a soft synthe or an
> >other sound card.
> >
> >Who can help me to make a choice, where to buy ( i live in france ).
> >Have you ever be suprise by the quality of an expander
> >not to expansive...
>
> You don't tell us what sound card you're using. So it's impossible to
> say if a different one would be an improvement
>
> If you have a powerful machine, a softsynth could be good for you.
>
> More information about your present system, please?
>
> CubaseFAQ page www.laurencepayne.co.uk/CubaseFAQ.htm